My idea of Genius.
My idea of Genius.
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A guy I work with worships Captain Beefheart. I don't get it.
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Richard Ayoade?
- BaskerviIle0
My dad made me listen to captain beefheart growing up, so I kind of have an aversion. But I discovered Zappa of my own accord. I'd place Zappa way up there in the genius category. As a composer he's up there with some of the best classical guys.
He was also hilarious and a great social commentator.Also graphics wise, one of my favourite album covers ever:
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I thought it was fairly impossible to like Zappa and not like Beefheart. Kind of cut from the same cloth.
- not at all, beefheart was a studied composer like zappa. Plus zappa's voice was actually quite good, he surrounded himself with great musicians tooBaskerviIle
- himself with great musicians too, the best player for each instrument, same can't be said for beefheartBaskerviIle
- that first note should have said beefheart wasn't a a studied composerBaskerviIle
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lonnie johnson, genius
- pascii0
Syd Barret, Brian Wilson and Philip Charles Lithman (Snakefinger)
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G-nuss
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hey mike, had dinner with boris last night.
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Ha. Was he a comic genius?
- to be honest, we were trying to hide from him... girlfriends boss was at his table. i bet he was though.********
- to be honest, we were trying to hide from him... girlfriends boss was at his table. i bet he was though.
